India, March 24 -- While Delhi's education spending has doubled from Rs.9,119.2 crore in 2016-17 to a projected Rs.19,038.9 crore in 2025-26, education's share of the Capital's budget has dropped from 24.47% to 19.04% over the same period, according to the Economic Survey of Delhi 2025-26.

The report states that the Capital's education spending has significantly increased from Rs.14,681.3 crore in 2023-24 to Rs.15,923.7 crore (RE) in 2024-25 and Rs.19,038.9 crore (BE) in 2025-26. However, education's share in the total budget has seen a consistent dip. After staying above 23% until 2018-19, it fell to 20.31% in 2020-21 and has since declined further to 19.04%.

Despite this trend, the report highlights that Delhi continues to allocate a ...